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Nobel Winds & Breezes
Good poetry begins with
the lightest touch,
a breeze arriving from nowhere,
a whispered healing arrival,
a word in your ear,
a settling into things,
then like a hand in the dark
it arrests the whole body,
steeling you for revelation.
(David Whyte)
Let’s talk about winds. Nobel winds. Nobel winds and breezes. Sometimes law even has something to say about the [...]
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There are similarities and differences
There are certain similarities between the Dutch and the Antillean BV, in fact they are fundamentally the same type of entity. The main object of the Antillean legislator was, however, flexibility and maximum freedom of organization and presentation. Accordingly, the Antillean Act contains few mandatory provisions, such as provisions relating to [...]
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Vacatures: Ondernemende Advocaten met 3-5 jaar werkervaring
Spigthoff Curacao is een commercieel full-service kantoor met focus op ondernemingsrecht, financieel recht, belastingrecht en geschillenbeslechting. De advocaten en belastingadviseurs van Spigthoff adviseren en procederen op uiteenlopende rechtsgebieden en begeleiden transacties, zowel op de lokale markt als internationaal.
Spigthoff Curacao heef inmiddels een solide reputatie opgebouwd, zowel lokaal als in de [...]
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Incorporating an NV or BV is not a hassle
The act on corporate law (Book 2 Netherlands Antilles Civil Code) governs the NV (‘public limited liability company’) and BV (‘private limited liability company’). These companies can be used for group finance or holding activities, (international) joint-ventures, funds, structured finance and “plain-vanilla” (local) activities.
A notarial deed is [...]
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Separate legal entity
Generally, securities that must be held by a Netherlands Antilles bank on behalf of its clients will be held by a custodian. In most cases the custodian is either a foundation (‘stichting’) or a wholly owned subsidiary (NV or BV) of the bank.
The scope of the activities of the custodian will be limited [...]
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Notice of Filing Final Account
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 31, paragraph 7, of the Netherlands Antilles Civil Code, on the 1st of December 2009, the liquidator’s final account has been lodged for inspection at the office of the company (Kaya W.F.G. (Jombi) Mensing 14, Curacao), at the office of the liquidator and [...]
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